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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Center for Used Fuel Research: Building confidence in storage and transport
Used nuclear fuel storage and transportation have reached a critical juncture.
Dozens of utilities need reliable data on how used nuclear fuel performs in dry storage casks and canisters to extend regulatory licenses at sites across the United States. Likewise, the Department of Energy expects to take ownership of the used nuclear fuel—termed “spent nuclear fuel” in the laws and regulations governing its stewardship—and transfer it to one or more federal staging facilities for management and disposition.
Meanwhile, dozens of reactor companies are testing prototypes of advanced reactors and advanced reactor fuels. Eventually, regulators and industry must also verify the safety and security of storage methods for these advanced fuel types.
To help address these challenges, the DOE established the Center for Used Fuel Research (CUFR) in January 2026 for work related to the long-term storage and transport of used nuclear fuel.
Global 2026
Head of Government Affairs-US
Urenco
Mary Neumayr is the Head of Government Affairs-US for Urenco. Before joining Urenco, she served in a variety of positions in the Federal government, including as Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Chief Counsel, Energy and Environment and other counsel roles with the Energy and Commerce Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives; Deputy General Counsel for Environment and Nuclear Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy; and as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to her government service, she was in private commercial litigation and regulatory practice at two multinational law firms in New York and San Francisco. She received her BA from Thomas Aquinas College and JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
